Offseason grades for all 30 NBA teams

So far, the NBA offseason has been full of action with moves that will change the face of the league for this upcoming season. Not only were teams able to add some tremendous talent through the annual draft, but they have also had opportunities to improve through the addition of free agents.

This NBA summer has been flooded with moves, some of which have made changed teams better, others have made them worse. Here is a list of every NBA team's offseason grade based on moves they've made and the players they drafted.

Am I the only one disappointed with the way the Jazz took care of business in
the off-season. I expect the final result will be just as poor, if not worse
than last season. They failed to acquire the player who can make that immediate
positive impact.

Being a rebuilding team has nothing to do with why the
Jazz couldn't sign Lebron. That would be the perfect time to sign a
superstar as many other decent players would be likely to follow. Cleveland was
a rebuilding team until he signed with them and they have been for the last few
years. Now many predict them to win the championship. The Jazz don't have
the resources or popularity to sign a superstar like James. They do not have
enough money as he would take up most of it. They do not play in a large enough
market. There are no connections that James has to Utah like he does Ohio and
they simply aren't a popular enough team. How many fans of the Jazz are
there outside of Utah and Idaho? Not many. (and most of those who are have
significant ties to Utah.)

I would give them an A for the draft and and F for the free agency signings.
Hood is going to be very good. Exum could be a star. That's all you can
expect for the draft. But the Jazz did nothing to make their team better for
next year. Hayward was an awful signing. Deng would have been a much better
deal and a better player. Hayward proved he is not a go-to player. Max money
ridiculous. Unless Kanter and Favors are all-stars, this team is worse than
last year's team.

I also liked the Jazz draft choices. I would give them an A for the draft. And
the worst rating possible for the free agency. I suppose that is why he gave
them a C. I would not have taken Hayward if had accepted half the money he was
offered. He does not help the team, shot 30% from 3 point and something like 41
percent from the field, both close to the worst in the league! He does not make
great decisions with the ball. This was during a contract year! Imagine now
that he doesn't have to worry about a contract for the next 4 years.
Stupid money decision. I suspect Hood will take over in close games because he
can shoot. Hayward will not even be starting in 2 years!

Breaking news: looks like the Jazz will be signing Toure Murry away from the
Knicks. I read he is a very athletic combo guard that's a free agent but
the Knicks really wanted to resign him. The Heat and Lakers wanted him too. He
really tore it up in summer league and it just sounds impressive to grab a
player from under the nose of some big market teams. Yeah!!

Since LHM and Sloan moved on to bigger and better things, the jazz have failed
at everything. Three reasons. 1. Owners unwilling to pony up cash beyond the
salary cap. 2. Trading away the talent because they were too expensive. 3.
Keeping the old coach for far too many seasons.

Even with a new coach
and another top draft pick, I expect this team to be a sub 40 win team. The new
coach is unproven in the NBA, and he was shamed in the NCAA. So ...we can all
hope things get turned around and the Jazz find a way to win.

"When considering what Utah did with the picks it had (fifth and 23rd
overall), the Jazz may have had the best draft in the league"

Whoa Nellie, I bet you said the same thing when they drafted Burk and Kantor
and my has that draft been a huge waste of top picks.The Jazz will still
be claiming that fans just need to be patient with their youth movement when
Gordo is collecting Social Security. If you love the thrill of hoping to make a
run at the last playoff position, you and the Jazz are in for a lengthy affair.
We saw a repeat of the poor decision to max pay AK-47, with Hayward, along
with a few years of throwing away productive players like Jefferson and others,
and then signing other teams past draft lottery picks found to be busts. The
"system" isn't working, although I'm certain 30-40 Kool-Aid
drinkers will follow my comment, trashing my logic and expressing faith in the
"youth movement".